Hollywood producer and actor Tyler Perry is worried that AI will cause job losses the movie industry. He gave a personal example how this is happening now. He said he had plans an $800 million studio expansion. He has delayed going ahead this project. Instead, he is waiting to see what happens AI. He thinks AI will have a big impact jobs. He told "The Hollywood Reporter" website his worries. He said: "There's got to be some sort of regulations order to protect us [from AI]. If not, I just don't see how we survive." He said OpenAI's new text-to-video tool, Sora, made him delay his work his studio. He said his project is, " hold because of Sora and what I'm seeing."
Sora is a new tool that can generate videos to a minute long. All the user has to do is type a prompt, and the software will create a video. It can also create a video a photo. Sora has been named after the Japanese word sky. The New York Times said this was to show the tool's "limitless creative potential". Tyler Perry said he understood how useful AI will be in film-making. However, he worries job losses. He said: "It makes me worry so much about all the people the business. I immediately started thinking everyone in the industry who would be affected this, including actors…and editors." He added: "I'm thinking this will touch every corner our industry."
